Hide and Seek
A grieving single father fights to protect his young daughter when her harmless‑seeming imaginary friend turns malevolent, forcing him to confront a terrifying presence that threatens to destroy their fragile new life.
“Come out, come out, whatever you are.”
Synopsis
David Callaway attempts to rebuild his life after his wife's suicide, now raising his nine-year-old daughter, Emily, alone. Initially amused when Emily invents an imaginary friend named "Charlie," David soon becomes concerned as "Charlie" begins to display a sinister and violent nature. As Emily's emotional difficulties escalate, David grows increasingly alarmed, realizing that "Charlie" may not simply be a product of her imagination.
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Principal cast & crew: 23
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Edited by Jeffrey FordShot by Dariusz WolskiScored by John OttmanDesigned by Steven J Jordan
Box Office
2005 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 4.2× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$127.4M
US & Canada: $51.1M — 40% of worldwide · International: $76.3M (60%)
Opening weekend: $22.0M — 43% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $26.8M — 52% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 3,005 theaters
Also known as
- Hide and Seek - Du kannst dich nicht versteckende
- Trouble Jeufr
- Nascosto nel buioit
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Cast & Crew
23 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Robert De Niro
as David Callaway
Dakota Fanning
as Emily Callaway
Famke Janssen
as Katherine
Elisabeth Shue
as Elizabeth
Amy Irving
as Alison Callaway
Dylan Baker
as Sheriff Hafferty
Melissa Leo
as Laura
Robert John Burke
as Steven
Molly Grant Kallins
as Amy
David Chandler
as Mr. Haskins
Stewart Summers
as Doctor
Jake Dylan Baumer
as Disturbed Boy
Supporting cast
2Directors
1Writers
1Producers
1Other crew
6Parents Guide
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